Wrapper for textile piece goods



Jan. 10, 1928.

F. GALBRAITH ET AL WRAPPER FOR TEXTILE PIECE GOODS Filed June 10, 1925 j umrsn "sures- Patented Jan. 10, 1928.

TENT OFFICE;

Y FREDERICK GALBni ITn, or QUEEN'S, Ann WILLIAM VALET, or nnw YORK, n. Y.

l WRAPPER FORTE'XTILE Pinon Goons.

Application filed June 10,1325. Serial No. 3 6,148.

This invention is a wrapper fora boltof piece goods. I

he purpose of the invention is torprovide a wrapper for protecting the piece 'goods from dust and dirt during storage, shipping and handling, which may be economically manufactured, which maybe readily opened for obtaining access to the goods in the wrapper, and readily closed for doing upthe goods again before putting them back on the shelf.- e 1 he wrapper of this inventionc'omprises a body portion and side and end flaps Opposite pairs of flaps aresecured to each other by means formed as part of the flaps themselves, thereby dispensing with tying tapes or other forms of fastening devices that need to be clamped on or pasted to the wrapper. Since these wrappers are usually of paper, such pasted on or clamped on devices are apt to betorn loose fromthe paper,

a disadvantage overcome by this invention.

According to this invention, opposite pairs of flaps are secured to each otherby tongues formed in one of the flaps and by cooperating slots formed in the opposite flap. More specifically, two slots are provided for each tongue; the tongue is threaded into the first slot, then out of the'second. slot, and

30 is then bent backwardly and tucked into the first slot. The two opposite flaps are thus securely locked together, the end of the tongue is concealed, and the top of the wrapper is substantially fiat, so that one package of goods can be slid into place on the shelf on top of another piece of goods.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the Wrapper in use;

Fig. 2 is Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the blank from which the wrapper is formed.

Fig. 5 is a section on a line 55 of Fig. 1; and V I Fig. 6 is an enlargement of the interlocking means shown near the left of Fig. 2.

Referring now to these drawings, in which similar reference characters indicate similar parts, the wrapper comprises a body portion 1, side flaps 2 and 3, and end flaps 4 a section on the line 22 of on the line 33 of The dotted lines anldli 5. The dottedlines 6findicatelines of for. r 1:

One of the side flaps,such as 2, and one ofthe end flaps such as5 is provided with one or inoretongues 7 and 7, respectively, preferably. formed integrally with the ref spective'fla p v I The side flap 3' opposite flap 2 is provided with a pair of I fining between them a bridge member 10. The end flap .4 opposite flap 5 is provided with a pair of parallel slots 8 and 9f defining between them a bridge member '10. 11 on the 'tongues indicate linesoffold. f y a Inuse, the bolt ofgoods, which is substantially the same size asthe body portion 1', is placed on the body portion 1, and the end flaps 4 and5 folded inwardly on the lines 6,6. The. tongue 77 -onthe-fiap 5 is then threaded. into, the ne rer slot, which is the slot 9, is passed {under the bridge member 10 (see Fig. 6)., is then threaded out through the slot 8 ..is-the-n bent backwardly over the bridge member 10 is then'threaded into the slot 9 again, and the end of the tongue 7 indicated at 7", tucked in under the bridge member 10, wherebyit is concealed and se curely held. r 7

After the two end flaps are thus locked together the side flaps 2 and 3 are folded in wardly toward each other on the lines 6, 6, and the tongues 7 preferably three in number, interlocked with respective pairs of slots 8 and 9 in the same manner as has been described in connection with the end flaps. More specifically, and as shown in Fig. 5, the tongue 7 is threaded into slot 9, is then passed under the member 10 and its end tucked in under the bridge member 10, thereby locking the two side flaps together and concealing and protecting the end of the tongue.

The wrapper is preferably made of paper. The showing in Figs. 3, 5 and 6 of the interlock between the tongue and the slots, is necbridge member 10, out of slot 8, then bent backwardly over the bridge 9 parallel slots 8 and 9, de-

v the invention is not being threaded her, threaded again bent over the other edge e tongue is locked to forcement for the slots 8' and 9 is shown as a piece of paper or fabric 12 pasted on the flap 4:, directly over the slots 8 and 9, the reenforcing piece 12' of course having slots out in it which register with the slots 8' and 9. The slots 8 and 9 are similarly reenforced with reenforoing pieces 12 pasted onto the flap 3. The tongue 7 is reenforced with a pasted-on reenforcing strip 13, and the tongues 7 similarly reenforced with pasted on reenforcing pieces 13.

While we have illustrated our invention in some detail, it should be understood that to be limited to the exact details here shown, but may be carried out in other ways, as defined within the scope of the appended claims.

, We claim'as our invention 1. In a wrapper for piece goods, the combination of a body portion having two cooperating side flaps and two cooperating end flaps, one pair of flaps folding over the other pair of flaps, a tongue carried by one flap of each pair of flaps and two slots formed in the cooperating flap, the two slots defining a bridge member between them, the tongue through the slots in succession then bent back over the bridge meminto the first slot, and

of the bridge member and tucked underneath it, whereby the both edges of the bridge member.

2. A. wrapper for a bolt of piece goods comprising a body portion and two oppositely disposed flaps carried thereby, the flaps being foldable into overlapping relationship, the lines of fold of the flaps being substantially parallel and extending longitudinally of the body portion, one of the flaps carrying a tongue and the other carrying a pair of slots defining a bridge member between them, the tongue being threaded through the slots in succession and then bent back over the bridge member and threaded into the first slot, for locking the tongue to the bridge member.

3. A Wrapper for a bolt of piece goods comprising a body portion and two oppositely disposed flaps carried thereby, the flaps being foldable into overlapping relationship, the lines of fold of the flaps being substantially parallel and extending longitudinally of the body portion, for substantially its full length, the flaps carrying interengaging locking means, comprising a tongue carried by one flap and a pair of cooperating slots carriedby the otherflap, the tonguebeing threaded through the slots in succession and then bent back and threaded'into the first slot, whereby the tongue is locked and its end concealed, and means for reenforcing one of said locking means for preventing tearing.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures;

FREDERICK GALBRAITH. 'WILLIAM VALET. 

